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How to set up and operate a dozer using GPS blade control
Editor’s Note: This is the third in our four-part GPS/GNSS 101 series. To read more, click here. Bulldozers were the first machines to begin operating using GPS satellite data to guide the operator and position the blade. Today these systems have evolved to become more productive and user friendly, but you don’t just jump on one and […]
August 5, 2016
JLG doubles length of service intervals on telehandlers
JLG has announced that the length of engine service intervals on JLG and SkyTrak telehandlers equipped with Cummins QSF3.8 diesel engines have doubled, from 500 to 1,000 hours. JLG global product director for telehandlers Brian Boeckman says the service interval extension is due to the use of synthetic oil and new oil and fuel filters. […]
August 5, 2016
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Sales down, profit up at Terex following 2Q sales of construction, MHPS segments
Along with a report of a 10-percent decrease in net sales for the second quarter, Terex released its 2016 outlook, updated based on its new, more streamlined corporate structure following the sale of two of the company’s equipment segments. Terex announced net sales of $1.3 billion for Q2 and a 44-percent increase in profit to $110 million. […]
August 4, 2016
Dealers
Ritchie Bros. buys Petrowsky Auctioneers
Ritchie Bros. has bought Petrowsky Auctioneers for $7 million, a move it says will enhance its market position in the New England region. Petrowsky was founded nearly 40 years ago in North Franklin, Connecticut, by Sammy Piotrkowski. The company sold nearly $50 million worth of equipment and assets during 2015, most of it in the […]
August 3, 2016
Dealers
CNH Industrial profit up in 2Q despite sales dip
Despite a 3-percent decline in net sales for the second quarter, CNH Industrial saw profit increase 5 percent largely due to strong performance in the company’s agricultural, commercial vehicle and powertrain segments. CNH, makers of Case and New Holland heavy equipment, reported total revenues of $6.7 billion and a net profit of $129 million. “Our […]
August 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Carnell named president of Atlas Copco Construction U.S.
Scott Carnell, industry veteran and rental president for Atlas Copco in North America, has been named president of the company’s U.S. construction division. Carnell, who has been with Atlas Copco for the last 10 years of a more than three-decade career in the industry, will replace Erik Sparby. Sparby recently accepted the role of general manager for Atlas […]
August 1, 2016
Dealers
Volvo CE names Roy president of sales for Americas region
Volvo Construction Equipment has named former Mack Trucks president Stephen Roy its next president of sales for North America and Latin America. Roy, who has been with the Volvo Group since 2007, will take on the new position September 1. He will be based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and report to senior sales vice president Tomas […]
July 29, 2016
Dealers
Despite market share gains, Volvo CE profit falls 40% in 2Q
Though weaker machine sales in China and Brazil were partially offset by higher sales in Europe, Volvo Construction Equipment saw overall sales fall during the second quarter. The company reported a 12-percent net sales decline to $1.6 billion (SEK 13.6 billion), while profit fell 40 percent to $93.8 million (SEK 810 million). The company notes that […]
July 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
Astec Industries attributes recent sales and earnings boost to FAST Act
Asphalt plant manufacturer and Roadtec parent company Astec Industries has reported net sales of $294.4 million for the second quarter this year, a 9.9 percent increase compared to the same time period last year. Earnings increased 35.2 percent from $11.8 million in 2Q 2015 to $18.2 million this year. Domestic sales increased 24.5 percent to $243.3 […]
July 28, 2016
Dealers
Caterpillar profit drops 41% in Q2 as oil, gas, mining continue to hurt sales
Reporting a second quarter that saw sales fall 16 percent, Caterpillar has again cut its outlook for 2016. Facing continued downturns in the oil, gas and mining industries coupled with sluggish economic conditions in developing countries, sales and revenues fell to $12.3 billion while operating profit dropped 41 percent to $785 million. Cat chairman and CEO […]
July 27, 2016
Dealers
Terex offering free Genie Tech Pro registration to boost number of AWP technicians
In anticipation to greater demand for certified aerial work platform inspectors, Terex is now offering free enrollment in its Genie Tech Pro online service training program to community college students and 500 aspiring aerial lift technicians in North America. The offer comes in response to upcoming changes to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Canadian […]
July 27, 2016
Dealers
Recession weary heavy equipment buyers flock to rental, RPOs to lower risk
“Our views haven’t changed drastically when it comes to buying new equipment,” says Al Gorick, president Gorick Construction, Binghamton, New York. “We have always tried to make purchasing decisions based on projected utilization, and when a good value presents itself.” Still others, such as G. W. Tatro Construction of Jeffersonville, Vermont, didn’t have much of […]
July 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
SnowEx to conduct salt brine training tour for snow and ice control
SnowEx will hold a series of training sessions in the Midwest and Northeast through August and September in an effort to provide contractors best practices for using salt brines in snow and ice control management plans. The tour kicks of Aug. 9 in Des Moines, Iowa and wraps up Sept. 22 in Buffalo, New York. Topics […]
July 25, 2016
Dealers
Articulated dump trucks see rapid size growth as customers move to bigger rigs
Is bigger better? The articulated dump truck (ADT) market thinks so.  The Equipment World Spec Guide reveals the rapid progression of ADT sizes. In 2006, the smallest ADT was the JCB 714 at 14 tons, while the largest was Cat’s 740 at 42 tons. During that year, most models were in the 20-to-less-than-30-ton size […]
July 22, 2016
Dealers
Komatsu acquires mining equipment maker Joy Global for $3 billion
Largely unscathed by the sharp declines in demand for mining equipment that have been bleeding money from competitor Caterpillar over the last few years, Komatsu has decided now is the time to become a more meaningful player in the industry, announcing it will acquire Wisconsin-based surface and underground mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global. Joy Global, founded in […]
July 22, 2016
Dealers
INFOGRAPHIC: Dozer sales and buyer trends
July 21, 2016
Dealers
Olson tapped as Toro Company’s next CEO
A 30-year veteran of the company, Richard M. Olson has been named by the Toro board of directors as its next chief executive officer. Olson, a board member since January and the company’s president and chief operating officer since September 2015, will take over the CEO role from Michael J. Hoffman on November 1. Hoffman […]
July 21, 2016
Dealers
Durante Rentals opens seventh location
New York-based equipment and tool rental house Durante Rentals has opened its third location in less than a year and its seventh overall. The new location sits on 13 acres in Brewster, New York, and is the company’s second location to open in Putnam County following the opening of the Carmel location seven months ago. “With the […]
July 15, 2016
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